Wireless communication method and apparatus

Abstract

A wireless communication method includes determining the number of packets for real-time communication, which are inserted in a wireless frame whose number of bits is adaptively varied; inserting the packets for real-time communication in the wireless frame, wherein the number of the packets are determined by the determining step; and transmitting the wireless frame. A wireless communication apparatus has a number-of-packets determining section for determining the number of packets for real-time communication, which are inserted in a wireless frame the number of bits of which is adaptively varied; an inserting section for inserting the packets for real-time communication in the wireless frame, wherein the number of the packets are determined by the number-of-packets determining section; and a transmitting section for transmitting the wireless frame. The number of the packets may be determined based on a transmission rate, an encoding ratio, or a modulation method for transmission of the wireless frame.

1 . A wireless communication method comprising the steps of: 
 determining the number of packets for real-time communication, which are inserted in a wireless frame the number of bits of which is adaptively varied;    inserting the packets for real-time communication in the wireless frame, wherein the number of the packets are determined by the determining step; and    transmitting the wireless frame.    
   
   
       2 . The wireless communication method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the number of packets for real-time communication is performed based on a transmission rate for transmitting the wireless frame.  
   
   
       3 . The wireless communication method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the number of packets for real-time communication is performed based on an encoding ratio applied to the wireless frame when the wireless frame is transmitted.  
   
   
       4 . The wireless communication method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the number of packets for real-time communication is performed based on a modulation method applied to the wireless frame when the wireless frame is transmitted.  
   
   
       5 . The wireless communication method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein in the step of inserting the packets, the packets which have had headers are inserted in the wireless frame.  
   
   
       6 . The wireless communication method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the step of transmitting the wireless frame is performed ahead of transmission of a wireless frame including other kinds of packets.  
   
   
       7 . A wireless communication apparatus comprising: 
 a number-of-packets determining section for determining the number of packets for real-time communication, which are inserted in a wireless frame the number of bits of which is adaptively varied;    an inserting section for inserting the packets for real-time communication in the wireless frame, wherein the number of the packets are determined by the number-of-packets determining section; and    a transmitting section for transmitting the wireless frame.    
   
   
       8 . The wireless communication apparatus in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the number-of-packets determining section determines the number of packets based on a transmission rate for transmitting the wireless frame.  
   
   
       9 . The wireless communication apparatus in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the number-of-packets determining section determines the number of packets based on an encoding ratio applied to the wireless frame when the wireless frame is transmitted.  
   
   
       10 . The wireless communication apparatus in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the number-of-packets determining section determines the number of packets based on a modulation method applied to the wireless frame when the wireless frame is transmitted.  
   
   
       11 . The wireless communication apparatus in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the inserting section inserts the packets which have had headers in the wireless frame.  
   
   
       12 . The wireless communication apparatus in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the transmitting section transmits the wireless frame ahead of transmission of a wireless frame including other kinds of packets.